False Witness

by Karin Slaughter

men who wore their masks below their noses were the same jerks who acted like wearing a condom was a human rights violation.

“How I compare it to now is, at this moment we are all living through, everyone on earth is experiencing a suspension of loss. Over half a million people dead in the United States alone. The number is too overwhelming to accept, so we go on with our lives and we do what we can but, in the end, the staggering loss will be waiting for us. It always catches up to you, doesn’t it?”

“The thing about addicts is, once you open your heart to one of these rascals, you will never, ever stop loving them. No matter what.”